How important are tires for day to day travel in e55
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How important are tires for day to day travel in e55
just having basic generic tires vs the supersports or the evo tires does it make a big difference for basic day to day travel or are those types of tires just meant for racing and such? any other enhancements those types of tires bring? thanks
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w211, w221, w220, e46
^ Just as he said, don't skimp on tires on these beasts. Preferably summer tires, low tread wear rating, grippy... haha not joking. Yea they won't last more than 8k miles, but they make a huge difference in putting the power down.
Throw an LSD on there like some of us here & you have a completely different car than stock, the car pulls like a bat out of hell.
Throw an LSD on there like some of us here & you have a completely different car than stock, the car pulls like a bat out of hell.
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04 E55
My car has come with Sumitomo HTR Z3s and they're great. I live in the tropics so weather is always hot, but it buckets and buckets rain here daily and they're holding up a treat. I believe they are considerably than PSS. Low road noise and 8000km in and wearing well too.
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2006 E55 and 2002 E320
There are four patches of rubber, each one the size of a postcard, connecting the car to the road. Probably not wise to skimp on tires on any car, but especially on a nearly 500 hp monster like an E55.
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It's important. You don't have to buy top of the line but buy a good tire close to the top. That's if it's not that important. For most of us we have top 4 tires. I like going into corners hot and coming out at WOT. But that's just me....
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2014 E63S; AMS 100 octane ECU dyno tune; EDOK TCU tune; BB intakes; sprintbooster
Don't forget that though you may not have paid $85k for this car, it's still an $85k car and needs the right tires for your not only to get performance but to be safe with all that power
